_________________"Energy has always been the drug for me" - Pat Travers, "Life in London"

28 Nov 2012, 13:29

Jim McCormick

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Re: Jimmy Jammers Jam Joint: Album of the Day

I got to be truthful, from at least from my point of view. The first half of this album is live middle of the road blues/rock covers. Nothing really worth remembering, & probably just filler to get the next ZZ Top album out, after there record breaking tour. Now the second half is a totally different Horned Toad! Studio recorded, it matches the best of any ZZ Top album. It starts at 15:58, for those inclined to skip the first half.

_________________"Energy has always been the drug for me" - Pat Travers, "Life in London"

07 Dec 2012, 12:30

Jim McCormick

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Re: Jimmy Jammers Jam Joint: Album of the Day

Though I enjoy the many songs on this album, many are on "Be Bop Deluxe's, "Live in the Air Age" album, that I like better. Their more guitar driven & energetic, that one is unavailable right now on Youtube. Still, this is a very GOOD album & Bill Nelson is a helluva guitarist!

Master of Reality is my favorite Ozzy-era Sabbath album, easily. My friend's band, Mortality Work, did a great cover of "Children of the Grave" when I saw them live on the weekend.

_________________"Energy has always been the drug for me" - Pat Travers, "Life in London"

11 Dec 2012, 10:56

Jim McCormick

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Re: Jimmy Jammers Jam Joint: Album of the Day

I was disappointed in this album the first time I heard it, & didn't pick it up until several years back. It seemed like an eternity that I waited for Boston's second album, & I was mad I had to wait so long after the first, just to be let down.

In retrospect, this is a very good album, not the masterpiece the first was, but how many albums are Funny title though, "Don't Look Back," for if anything this band looked back far to long at their first in making this album. What resulted was the same formula, but knocked down from 100 proof to just 75. Still, this is a good album!